Inclusive Volunteering in Social Economy - Partnership-building Activity

Partnership-building Activity
30 April - 4 May 2019 | Ankara, Turkey

for 25 participants (max.) participants
from Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme countries Austria, Belgium - DE, Belgium - FL, Belgium - FR, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom

and recommended for
Youth workers, staff members/volunteers - social economy, inclusion, volunteering and youth organisations

Working language(s):
English

Organiser:
SALTO Inclusion & Diversity Resource Centre (SALTO Resource Centre)

Co-organiser(s):
Turkish National Agency for Erasmus+: Youth in Action programme (National Agency)

Do you have experience working with individuals with special needs such as disability, social issues, mental challenges or an organisational environment that would welcome young people with such needs? Perhaps you’re experienced with volunteering but need more partners who can host these young people? Or maybe you just want to make a difference to young people’s lives...
 

Then this partnership-building activity is for you! We would like to see more young people with fewer opportunities taking part in volunteering projects, but many hosting projects are not adapted or do not provide the needed extra support for young people (18-30 years) with special needs.

We believe that social economy organisations, with the necessary structures in place to support volunteers from disavantaged background in their activities, could become the perfect hosting place for these young people. Hosting European volunteers gives not only the opportunity to change lives but the chance to add an international dimension and increase organisational capacity. We therefore want to bring 'social economy' organisations together with inclusion, youth and volunteering fields to explore the possibilities, advantages and concerns of having a European Volunteer.

Following a 2017 Inclusion & Diversity Strategy Steering Group meeting with representatives of social economy and the Youth and Vocational Education Forum 2018 (hosted in UK as part of the long term Toward’s Collaborative Practice collaboration), social economy organisations have been identified as often having projects or activities that are particularly directed towards people in underprivileged situations. Despite frequently seeking committed volunteers to support their work, many organisations remain unaware of European volunteering funding opportunities, requirements and structures – such as the European Solidarity Corps. This partnership-building activity is a follow-up of the training course under the same topic taking place in Glasgow 10-14 December 2018 (http://trainings.salto-youth.net/7440).

This 3-day activity will take place in Ankara from 30th April (arrival day) to 4th May (departure) 2019 and it will be a unique opportunity to find partners to create inclusive volunteering projects in the framework of ESC. Although the programme also covers jobs and traineeships opportunities, this activity will only focus on quality volunteering projects.

General aim:
To introduce European volunteering projects to social economy organisations and encourage partnerships with inclusion, youth and volunteering organisations for quality, sustainable volunteering projects for young people with fewer opportunities.

Objectives:

• To get acquainted with the existing opportunities for youth volunteers’ placement, under European Solidarity Corps
• To share different practices on how to involve volunteers with fewer opportunities
• To motivate social economy organisations to host and send volunteers with fewer opportunities
• To develop skills in Erasmus+/ESC project management, specifically on volunteering initiatives
• To foster partnership building of potential hosting/supporting organisations equipped to support young people with fewer opportunities

Profile of participants at the course:

• Staff members/volunteers of social economy and volunteering organisations able to work on inclusion or directly with young people with fewer opportunities
• Youth workers (grassroots – involved in outreach youth work and directly working with young people with fewer opportunities)
• Staff members/volunteers involved in inclusion organisations
• Able to work in (international) English
• From ESC programme countries
• Former participants of the TC held in Glasgow (December 2018) are strongly encouraged to apply.

Training overview

Costs
Participation fee
This project is financed by the Erasmus+: Youth in Action Programme. Being selected for this course, all costs (accommodation, travel, visa, etc.) relevant to participation in the course will be covered by the NAs or SALTO involved in this project. Please contact your Erasmus+: Youth in Action NA to learn more about the financial details, and how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses (if selected).

Accommodation and food
Turkish NA will organise and cover the costs for accommodation and food.

Travel reimbursement
Your sending National Agency will support your travel costs. After being selected, please contact your NA to learn more about how to arrange the booking of your travel tickets and the reimbursement of your travel expenses.

Note: Hungarian applicants are expected to apply on a Hungarian and on an English application form, too.

Jelentkezési lap
Kódszám a jelentkezéshez: 2018-1-HU01-KA218-000052

Application form in English

Application deadline: 03 February 2019
Date of selection: 15 February 2019

Contact for questions:
Pável Luca / Ms Luca Pável
TCA referens / TCA Officer
luca.pavel@tpf.hu

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